A Rifle, Handmade Circa 1700. 7 Comments . by: Brian Benchoff. July 4, 2013. Title: Copy. Short Link: Copy. Today, rifles are made with exacting precision and very complex machine tools for ...

These long rifles are one-of-a-kind, fashionable pieces of art — antiques that are now going on display at the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon, Virginia. Rifles from the 1700s and 1800s ...

In the early 1700s, the long rifle becomes popular among settlers in North America. This rifled muzzle loader, which can weigh anywhere from 7 to 10 pounds, is used extensively in the American ...

"We Fired Weapons From The 1500s, 1700s and 1900s!" ... an 18th Century Brown Bess musket and finally the famous Lee Enfield bolt-action rifle.

1700s: Martin Meylin of Pennsylvania makes long rifles, also known as Pennsylvania or Kentucky long rifles—the first firearms with rifling to stabilize projectiles and increase accuracy and range.